Israel will prevent Iran from ‘opening terrorist front in Syria’: Gantz
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – On Monday, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned of “dangerous repercussions for any new war between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah,” stressing that Israel “will not hesitate to fight another battle in Lebanon if it is imposed on it.”
During a session of the Israeli Parliamentary Foreign Affairs and Security Committee, Gantz said, as quoted by the Israeli Broadcasting Company (Makan), “The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, is a calamity for Lebanon, as we noted during the recent bombing at the Beirut port,” adding that “if we have no choice but to fight, this may have repercussions.”
He continued: “Lebanon’s explosion could have been worse, because Hezbollah keeps explosives in civilian homes.